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Strength Training: The Key To Bone Mass, Breast Cancer And Posture Issues In Women

July 1, 2009 - 1:42am 886 reads 0 comments

3. Improves Posture and Balance - As you train more regularly with weights, you will notice better overall coordination and better motor ability of the joint and muscle systems. This will enhance your balance as well as posture while performing everyday activities. This is especially important as women age and lose muscle mass and steadiness.

4. Increases Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - Our muscles use approximately 25 percent of our total energy requirement at the state of rest. Building muscle mass is good value. It directly leads to higher BMR. Thus, if you weight train regularly and develop even mild muscle mass, you will actually burn more calories even at the state of rest.

5. Reduces Body Fat - Though aerobic activities increase aerobic capacity, condition the heart and other muscles, anaerobic training like weight lifting helps burn more calories. No weight loss program is complete without strength training. It is a quick, tested and effective way of burning fat.

6. Prevents Onset of Osteoporosis - Studies have found that training with light to moderately heavy weights increases bone density and bone strength.

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